Cade Stover
Overview
2026 so far3 games
Week 6
Lines Oct 14HOU
JAXUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a HOU team total of 19.75. Rank is among every TE we project this week.
Allowed to TEs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Mike Gesicki (W4, 13 PPR, 3/5 40 yds); Nate Adkins (W2, 12.8 PPR, 3/3 32 yds); Dallas Goedert (W5, 9.8 PPR, 6/9 38 yds).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #8 against the pass, #1 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: receiving fantasy points JAX allows a game to TEs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
Against JAX beforelast 2
| Game | Line | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 W13@ JAX · W 23-20 | 1-4 on 1 tgt | 0.9 |
| 2024 W4vs JAX · W 24-20 | 1-27 on 1 tgt | 3.2 |
did not record a stat
Game log
2026 · through W5Every gametap a game for the detail
HOU +1.5 (closing) · total 44.5 · indoors · 7 days rest
Projected 0.7 (TE83) · HOU -3 (closing) · total 48.5 · indoors · 7 days rest
Projected 1.5 (TE62) · HOU -6.5 (closing) · total 37.5 · 7 days rest · division game
D# = the opponent's rank against TEs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at TE that week.
Usage
HOU target treeshare of team targets, 2026
Season to date, games each player played.
Splits
Against coverage2024-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)
| Coverage | Tgt | Yds/tgt | Caught | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | 13 | 6.4 | 62% | +0.44 |
| Zone | 34 | 5.0 | 77% | +0.01 |
| Cover 2 | 15 | 5.9 | 80% | +0.05 |
Team
HOUHouston Texans offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs BUF | 31-36 | 21.5 | 56%−8.5 | Stroud38 att |
| W2vs CIN | 6-20 | 24.3 | 76%+2.1 | Stroud55 att |
| W3vs IND | 17-19 | 21.5 | 59%−9.0 | Stroud27 att |
| W4vs DAL | 30-34 | 25.8 | 62%−5.3 | Stroud31 att |
| W5vs TEN | 26-3 | 22.0 | 59%+1.9 | Stroud34 att |
Depth chartTE, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs TEs
Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to TEs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›
Head coach: DeMeco Ryans. QB: C.J. Stroud (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026HOU | 3 | 2-18-02 tgt, 2.2% share | 0.9TE78 | — |
| 2025HOU | 6 | 12-76-016 tgt, 8.6% share, routes 30% | 2.3 | 4.8−12.7 |
| 2024HOU | 14 | 15-133-122 tgt, 5.9% share, routes 31% | 1.9TE61 | 3.3−4.9 |
Under points a game: his rank at TE in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).
Red zone and touchdowns
| 2025 | 5 RZ car (6%), 0 inside 5, 0 rush TD vs 0.3 exp · 4 RZ tgt (5%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.9 exp |
| 2024 | 3 RZ tgt (4%), 1 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.6 exp |
Floor and ceilingPPR
0 of his last 20 games reached 20 PPR; 19 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›
Every game since 2024
2025 game log 6 games · HOU · 3.3 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1@ LA · D30 | 4-22 on 4 tgt | 57% | 4.2 |
| W12vs BUF · D1 | 0-0 on 2 tgt | 34% | 0.0 |
| W13@ IND · D27 | 2-16 on 2 tgt · 4-3 rush | 41% | 2.9 |
| W15vs ARI · D25 | 3-22 on 3 tgt | 61% | 3.7 |
| W16vs LV · D4 | 2-7 on 3 tgt | 51% | 1.7 |
| W18vs IND · D25 | 1-9 on 2 tgt | 49% | 1.4 |
2024 game log 14 games · HOU · 2.4 PPR a game
| Game | Line | Snaps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W2vs CHI · D28 | 1-18 on 1 tgt | 23% | 2.3 |
| W3@ MIN · D14 | no stats | 28% | 0.0 |
| W4vs JAX · D8 | 1-27 on 1 tgt | 32% | 3.2 |
| W5vs BUF · D20 | 2-6 on 2 tgt | 35% | 1.6 |
| W6@ NE · D18 | 0-0 on 1 tgt | 52% | 0.0 |
| W7@ GB · D31 | 1-15 on 1 tgt | 48% | 2.0 |
| W8vs IND · D30 | 2-19 on 3 tgt | 48% | 2.9 |
| W9@ NYJ · D9 | 0-0 on 2 tgt | 44% | 0.0 |
| W10vs DET · D2 | 1-2 on 2 tgt | 43% | 0.7 |
| W11@ DAL · D8 | 2-15 on 2 tgt | 45% | 2.5 |
| W12vs TEN · D7 | 3-26-1 on 4 tgt | 36% | 10.1 |
| W13@ JAX · D26 | 1-4 on 1 tgt | 59% | 0.9 |
| W17vs BAL · D21 | 1-1 on 1 tgt | 34% | 0.6 |
| W18@ TEN · D4 | 0-0 on 1 tgt | 60% | 0.0 |
Health
No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.
Historyofficial injury reports since 2020
| Year | Weeks listed | Ruled out | Listed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Foot (2) |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | Illness (3) |
5 report weeks over 2 seasons; recurring: Illness, Foot. Risk label: low.
Teammates on the report
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (1,736). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. TEs about 26 valued near #318 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 48 players' worth).
2024 Erick All (56% match). His dynasty value moved 0.0% over the next 12 months.
170.0 overall, TE37. ESPN 170.0 · Underdog 216.0
Profile
Athletic profilepercentile vs TEs at the combine since 2010
College production
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds share | Dominator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023Ohio State | 10 | 41-576-5 | 20.3% | 22.7 |
| 2022Ohio State | 12 | 35-399-5 | 11.3% | 12.3 |
| 2021Ohio State | 6 | 5-76-0 | 3.8% | 1.9 |
| 2020Ohio State | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2019Ohio State | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.